It wouldn’t be a year in television without a who’s who of shocking TV character deaths, and 2021 spared no expense. From lead characters departing their flagship series to beloved characters making shocking exits, we’ve rounded up a list of the 19 most shocking TV character deaths of the year.
It goes without saying, but here’s a huge spoiler warning for the below list.
Elizabeth Keen – “The Blacklist”
Sang-woo – “Squid Game”
John Dorie – “Fear the Walking Dead”
Nic Nevin – “The Resident”
Love Quinn-Goldberg – “You”
Dan Espinoza – “Lucifer”
Colin Zabel – “Mare of Easttown”
Andrew DeLuca – “Grey’s Anatomy”
Charles Vega – “911 Lone Star”
Dean Miller – “Station 19”
Riley Flynn – “Midnight Mass”
Armond – “The White Lotus”
Mr. Big – “And Just Like That…”
Mitch McClusky – “Mayor of Kingstown”
Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp – “The Great”
Colin Robinson – “What We Do in the Shadows”
Paula Clark – “The Big Leap”
Raych – “Foundation”